HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal with a submission date of Jan. 23, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Des Moines Orthopaedic Surgeons, P.C., IA
- Entity type as reported
- Business Associate
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Jan. 23, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10183, row:1322)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Des Moines Orthopaedic Surgeons, P.C., reported that it was the subject of a cybersecurity incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 55,055 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license numbers, diagnoses/conditions, lab results, medications, and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services to the affected individuals and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were retrained.